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Scientists have discovered for the first time that invasive rats on tropical islands are affecting the territorial behavior of fish on surrounding coral reefs. The new study shows that the presence of ...
Sally Keith receives funding from NERC. This research was supported by the Natural Environment Research Council (Rachel L. Gunn, grant number NE/L002604/1), with Rachel L. Gunns studentship through ...
A new study suggests rats can change the behavior of coral reef fish by interrupting the flow of nutrients through the ecosystem. Studying the presence of rats on Indian Ocean coral islands, ...
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service wants to lend the Texas kangaroo rat a hand. They’re proposing measures to help sustain the Texas-native rodent species, which is seeing a decline in numbers because ...
Two environmental conservation groups have reached an agreement with three Southern California counties and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that will establish 400 acres of habitat along the Santa ...
A recent report finds that, despite legislation limiting such chemicals, dozens of species are still being poisoned. And we ...